Look Book

From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2. In the same vein as Look! Look! Look! (1988) and Take Another Look (1981, both Greenwillow), this wordless book is filled with bright, crisp photographs. Viewers first encounter a piece of an image, viewed through a small, die-cut circle on a black page. The full-color object?be it a flower, a pigeon, or a hot pretzel?is revealed with the turn of a page. Another turn of the page provides a larger view?a second photograph showing the more complete scene (a stand full of flowers, a flock of pigeons, a cart of pretzels). It's no secret that Hoban takes brilliant photographs and that her books are enjoyed by a wide variety of ages. This one is sure to be a crowd pleaser. For a variation on a similar theme, try Shelley Rotner and Richard Olivo's Close, Closer, Closest (S & S, 1997).?Dina Sherman, Brooklyn Children's Museum, NYCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. From